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- [sil-uh-jiz-uh m]
- /ˈsɪl əˌdʒɪz əm/
- /ˈsɪl.ə.dʒɪ.zəm/
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- [sil-uh-jiz-uh m]
- /ˈsɪl əˌdʒɪz əm/
Definitions of syllogism word
- noun syllogism Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”. 1
- noun syllogism deductive reasoning. 1
- noun syllogism an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument. 1
- noun syllogism exercise in logic 1
- noun syllogism a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorial propositions. The subject of the conclusion is the minor term and its predicate the major term; the middle term occurs in both premises but not the conclusion. There are 256 such arguments but only 24 are valid. Some men are mortal; some men are angelic; so some mortals are angelic is invalid, while some temples are in ruins; all ruins are fascinating; so some temples are fascinating is valid. Here fascinating, in ruins, and temples are respectively major, middle, and minor terms 0
- noun syllogism a deductive inference of certain other forms with two premises, such as the hypothetical syllogism,if P then Q; if Q then R; so if P then R 0
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Origin of syllogism
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin syllogismus < Greek syllogismós, equivalent to syllog- (see syllogize) + -ismos -ism; replacing Middle English silogime < Old French < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Syllogism
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syllogism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun syllogism
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- aristotelian logic — the logical theories of Aristotle as developed in the Middle Ages, concerned mainly with syllogistic reasoning: traditional as opposed to modern or symbolic logic
- aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
- formal logic — the branch of logic concerned exclusively with the principles of deductive reasoning and with the form rather than the content of propositions.
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
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